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30 Apr 2009, 20:42

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ichha148 wrote:

OA is C , Can some one please explain to me why is D wrong ? is there any idiom?

in D the placement of formally is just wrong, it seems to change the meaning of the sentence. For example "we were formally not introduced"... this seems to mean we were not introduced because we werent supposed to be, as opposed to "we were not formally introduced" ...which just means we were not properly introduced.

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Agreed with peraspera. The adjective "formal" rather than the adverb "formally" will be meaningful. But in the end we have to choose only among the answer choices...

"formally" is an adverb that modifies the verbs sanctioned and prohibited. This is the correct word to use IMO

It would be correct to choose "formally" if the verb "sanctioned" was not underlined in the question stem. As you can see, it is underlined, and choice C does not have this verb, therefore "formally" does not fit.

I'm 99.99% certain the poster made a typo somewhere, or underlined what he should not have (like the word "sanctioned", for example). All IMO, of course.

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When presented with only circumstantial evidence, a juror tends to decide a case according to his or her gut instinct, which are not formally sanctioned or prohibited means of reaching a verdict.

a)which are not formally b)which are not a formally c)which is not a formally d)which is formally not a e)which is not formally

A and B are out - subject-verb agreementE is out - a means refers to instinct which is singularD has a misplaced modifier - formally should modify sanctioned or prohibited, not a ... means. Moreover, an adverb cannot modify a noun.

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Agreed with peraspera. The adjective "formal" rather than the adverb "formally" will be meaningful. But in the end we have to choose only among the answer choices...

"formally" is an adverb that modifies the verbs sanctioned and prohibited. This is the correct word to use IMO

It would be correct to choose "formally" if the verb "sanctioned" was not underlined in the question stem. As you can see, it is underlined, and choice C does not have this verb, therefore "formally" does not fit.

I'm 99.99% certain the poster made a typo somewhere, or underlined what he should not have (like the word "sanctioned", for example). All IMO, of course.

I think it would be a fair assumption that "sanctioned" was underlined by mistake (Option A does not have "sanctioned").

ichha148 wrote:

(A) which are not formally(B) which are not a formally(C) which is not a formally(D) which is formally not a(E) which is not formally